The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-16
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North Carolina State Board of Agri-
culture.

H. L. Grant, 3rd Congressional District.
Col. W. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District.
J.. H. Murrow, 9TH Congressional Dis
trict.
S. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).
A. Leazer, It'll Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, Sth Congressional Dis
DR.. c. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trlct.
OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner
T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
C. w. Dabney, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL AMI MA
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
W. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. q. French, Pender.
FL. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF ~HUSBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. W. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. III. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
&. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, N. G.
Capt. W. Fl. Powell, Battleboro,
N. T. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G.. T.. French,
Sd Congressional District; W. F: Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9Th Congressional District; is. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; W. III. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; W. Fl.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S..
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and W. E. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EAECUIIfE oMMi LEE.
D. Reid. Parker, Trinity College, A.. M.
McIver, Oaks, D. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. l.. Polk, Raleigh, and G. Nc
Donald, Concord.
N. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
W. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
PRESIDENT. Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer. A. Lineback, Salem.
Snow fell on the Peaks of Otter last
Saturday.
The President has returned to Wash
ington in good health.
Arrangements are being made for a
grand celebration of the 4th of July in
this city.
The ex-Confederate soldiers of Cleve-
land county will hold a reunion in Shelby
in August.
yellow fever has made it's appear
ance in Florida, and a number of victims
have fallen.
"A large number of teachers passed
through on the special train for Morehead
City on Tuesday.
Heavy rains have visited this and
many other sections of the State during
the past few weeks.
The business and building boom of
Raleigh continues. She seems to be des-
tined to be a great city yet.
DIR. Samuel L. Love, formerly State
Auditor, died at his home near Waynes-
vile on Tuesday of last week.
1t is said that the ravages of the
chinch bug, on the wheat and other crops
in Union county, are very damaging.
The tobacco sales in Raleigh have
been unusually gratifying recently, and
Raleigh is rapidly gaining favor as a to-
bacco market.
We see it stated that the Office of
Collector A. J. Boyd, of the 5th Internal
revenue district will be removed to
Charlotte about the LIST of July.
No little excitement has prevailed in
Raleigh over the granting of n man
license to sell beer and wine by the
countv commissioners in the faoe Of tba |